NDWANDWE, Phila Portia (aka ‘Zandile’ or ‘Zandi’)

Age 23

Description
She was abducted from Manzini, Swaziland, in October 1988 by members of the Port Natal and Natal Security Branches. She was the acting head of MK’s Natal military machinery in Swaziland. She was taken first to Onverwacht, Transvaal, then to the Elandskop farm, near Pietermaritzburg, and interrogated at both places. After refusing to become an askari, Ms Ndwandwe was shot in the head and buried in an unmarked grave on the farm. Her fate remained unknown until amnesty applications were filed by Port Natal Security Branch operatives. Her body was exhumed by the Commission and reburied by her family. Five Security Branch operatives were granted amnesty for the abduction and killing (AC/2001/112).